BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Emergency Operations Center is preparing for tropical cyclone ‘’Tino.’’ Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson, PDRRMC chairperson, issued a memorandum on Nov. 1 placing the PDRRMC under red alert, directing...
The Senate will be uncompromising in removing some P42-billion in appropriations for “ayuda” or social assistance programs from the unprogrammed appropriations in the proposed 2026 budget bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, October 28. Lacson said the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Saturday, Oct. 25, that he will set the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s next hearing on anomalous flood control projects on Nov. 14, in the event he gets reelected as the panel 's chairman once the Senate resumes session on Nov....
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano warned there is a systematic attack against the Senate given the various allegations being hurled against some senators recently amid investigations into anomalous flood control projects. Cayetano lamented the distractions saying these diversionary...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, October 22 said the minority bloc is ready to work with Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Lacson, who is leading the upper chamber’s investigation into the anomalies in...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said on Wednesday, October 22 he has no issue as to whoever will lead the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee which is now investigating the anomalies in the government’s flood control projects. “Ang posisyon ko po, kahit sino ang maupo,...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III denied on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson 's resignation as the Blue Ribbon Committee chairman was meant to save the former 's leadership. Sotto said this during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, just as...
There is now a 100 percent chance that Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson will return as chairperson of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. In a Viber message on Tuesday, Oct. 21, Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III answered "yes" when asked if there 's a 100...
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano told Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson not to drag the minority bloc into "what 's clearly a family matter" within the majority, amid the latter 's possible return to as chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Commmittee (BRC). In a...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said on Monday, Oct. 20, that the government’s fight against corruption should not just cater to the business sector but also to the welfare of ordinary Filipinos who religiously pay taxes, including the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT). Lacson...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson admitted on Monday, Oct. 20, that retaking the chairmanship of the powerful Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (BRC) could come with serious political repercussions, including turning away members of the majority bloc and, thereby, threatening the...
There 's still a possibility that Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo "Ping" Lacson would regain his role as the chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. This was disclosed by Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III in an interview on Saturday, Oct. 18, over DWIZ radio. "Ang sinasabi...
